THR OMAHA DAILY DEE: THUKRDAY. FErTEMnEH 3, 100,1
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
MINOR MHNTIO".
Davis Mill drugs,
fltockert s11s carpet.
Crayon enlarging, 10 Broadway.
Expert watch repairing. Leffert. 409 B'y.
Celebrated Mets beer om tap. Neumayer.
Vina Ida Hlllls left yesterday for Butta,
Mont.
Diamond betrothal rings at Leffert's,
Broadway.
14K and 1SK wedding rings at Leffert's,
X Broadway.
All barber shops In the city will be open
Bundny mornings until 11 a. m.
William Of rell. who waa recently taken
to Mercy :T,.nltal by the police, died laat
night.
. Laat week of the 28 per cent discount
ale on nvrography outfits. Alexander A
Co., S33 llroadway.
William Duel of Willow avenue left yes
terday to visit his ton, Henry Duel, at
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Mn. Helen Dudley of Boston and Mlsa II.
Button of Hartland. Vt., are guests of Mr.
and Mra. W. 11. Dudley.
The Rathbone Sisters will meet thle aft
ernoon In Ht. Albans hall at I o'clock. In
stead of In the evening-.
Mr. and Mra. A. T. Fllcklnger and Mr.
and Mra. J. P. Hess arrived home yester
day from their lake trip.
Mlsa Hasel Brown of South First street
returned yesterday from a visit with rel
atives and friends In tuning, liu
Mrs. A. N. Tost, who has been spending
the summer In New York and other east
ern points, arrived home Inst evening.
The home of Otto Baar, 713 East Pierce
treet, has been quarantined, as his
daughter Klsle la suffering .from smallpox.
For rent, office room, ground floor; one
of the most central locations In tbe busi
ness portion of the city. Apply to Tbe Bee
ofllce, city.
Mrs. O. Dower yesterday secured a build
ing permit for the erection of a 2,500 two
tory frame dwelling on Bluff street near
story street.
Fidelity council, Royal Arcanum, will
meet this evening in regular session. In
stead of next Monday night, the latter day
being a national holiday.
tiiO base-burner absolutely free. Call and
get ticket. Ticket given without any cost
whatever to every adult person calling.
Cole-Brelaford Hardware company.
We contract to keep public or private
houses free from roaohes by the year. In
sect Exterminator Manufacturing company,
Council Bluffs, la. Telephone i-SH.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union will be held
this afternoon at 2 o'clock la the parlors of
the First Baptist church. Ofiicers will be
elected for the ensuing year.
Louis Lchmunn of this city and Bessie
Churchill of Omaha were married yesterday
by Justice Oureu. They will make their
home in this city, the groom having pur
chased a cottage on West Broadway.
The motor company Is maintaining a
twenty-two-minute service from the Kock
Island depot to Lake Manawa, commencing
at 6:30 a. m. until 8:20 p. m. dally. The
lustcar leaves the lake at 11 p. m.
To advertise our many new styles of pic
tures we will for thirty days give to those
who mention this ad a per cunt reduction
on all work. Life ate portraits a specially.
The Btigleman studio. 43 and 46 South Main
treet.
All members of the Toung People's Chris
tian Kndeavor societies of the city are In
vited to meet this evening at the residence
of Ellis Cass, 2-1 Washington avenue, to
greet Kev. C. K. B. Ward, field secretary
of the State Christian Endeavor society.
Rev. Henry Muenster. nastor of the Her
man Methodist church, will be tendered a
farewell reception this evening at the home
of Mrs. Paul Hamill, 311 William street.
Kev. Muenater will return to the Iowa Wea
leyan university to complete his theological
course.
John Agnew McCoy died yesterday after
noon at tit. Bernard's hospital, where he
had been a patient for twelve years. He
was 66 years of ago. The funeral will be
held this afternoon at t o'clock from Dunk
ley's undertaking rooms, and interment
. will be in Hillside cemetery,
H. L. Hurley has been appointed yard
muster for the Great Western railroad In
this city. Mr. Hurley had charge of the
construction train during the entire time
of the building of the road to Council Bluffs
from Fort Dodge, ills family will shortly
come here from Chicago to join him.
Wiley, the infant son or Mr. and Mrs. J.
R. Lawrence, 1724 Sixth avenue, died yes
terday morning, aged 2 months. The fu
neral will be held this morning at 10 o'clock
from Lunkley's chapel and Interment will
be In Falrview cemetery. Kev. J. W. Abel
of the l'ifth Avenue Methodist church will
conduct the services.
Robert Klrlln of Missouri Valley and Miss
Minnie F. l.'nthank of this city were mar
ried yesterday morning at St. Francla
Xavler's church, Kev. Father Smyth orilcl
atlng. Following the ceremony n wedding
breakfast was served at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mra W. C. Un
thank, bit) Avenue A.
Henry M. Danlger, a former Council
Bluffs boy, who hus been practicing law in
Manila, F. 1., for the last Ave years, was
in the city jyesterduy renewing acquaint
ances. Mr. Danlger enlisted In the Thirty
second United States Infantry and served
in the Judge advocate's office In Manila. He
Is a graduate of the Iowa State university
law department and was admitted to the
bar In this state. He recently met Justice
Ferrler and wife and Dr. Woods of this
city In Manila, Dr. Woods Is a veterinary
surgeon in the United States army In the
1'hlilpplnes.
Plumbing and heating. OTxby Boo.
Concert.
By Pauline Miller-Chapman, mexso so
prano; Frank T. Chapman, violinist, as
sisted by W. L. Thlckston, at the First
Presbyterian church. Council Bluffs, under
the auspices of the Ladles' Aid society;
Masurka Musln
Mr. Chapmun,
Mission of a Rose Cowen
Pauline Miller-Chapman.
At Parting Rogers
Legende Wleuiawski
Mr. Chapman.
My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice Sam
sou and Delilah St. Sarus
Pauline Miller-Chapman.
intermission.
Gypsy Airs Dance Barasate
Mr. Chapman.
Santussas Romania Cavalleria Rub.
Pauline Miller-Chapman.
Oh, Dry Those Tears Del Rlego
Pauline Miller-Chapman.
Violin Ohllgato
Mr. Chapman, accompanist; Mr. Will
Thlckston.
Sweet Spirit. Hear My Prayer
Mr. Chapman.
K. T. Plumbing Co. Tel SO. Night, m.
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers were filed yesterday In
the abstract, title and loan office of Bqulre
& Annis, 101 Pearl street:
Akke Reitsma and husband to M. R.
I niies, lot z, block 85 Users' sub.
w. d.
$ 750
Kate M. Austin and huxhand to Georaa
B. Green, that part of se ne nui
l-7b- lying cant of Hloge .. w. d..
J. W. Snodderly to J. M. M.ttthews, lot
2. block 1, Snow dt Green's add,
w. d. :
67S
Three transfers, total
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Issued to the fol
lowing: Name and Residence. Age.
H. Wagner. Pender Neb 34
Alice Smiley, Omaha 33
.George Bonwell, Randolph, la ...
Myrtle Clark, Raadlnph, la
Ixuila Lehmann, Council Bluffs
liossle Churchill, Omaha
....IS
Card of Thanks.
We desire to extend our heartfelt thanks
for the kindness and sympathy shown us by
our neighbors, and friends during the sick
ness and death of Miss Emma Jobaon, our
daughter and sister.
ALICE JOBSON.
WILLIAM JOBSON.
MRB. II. W. BECK.
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN.
31 Peart BC Ceianyctl Bluff a
'Phone It.
BLUFFS.
COMMERCIAL CLUB ELECTS
Old Executive Committee Given Another
Six Month' Term.
rALLiNG orr IN THE CLUB MEMBERSHIP
Committee) Reports It Has es En
able to Secare Another Commis
sioner In ria-ce of Mr. Loomls,
Who Resigned.
At the eeml-ennual meeting of the board
of directors of the Commercial club the
executive committee was re-elected for the
ensuing term of six months. Those com
prise the committee: H. H. Van Brunt,
chairman; H. W. Binder, secretary; C.
W. McDonald, F. R. Davis, H. A. Qulnn.
The question of making an effort to in
crease .the membership was discussed at
length, as the secretary's report showed
that during the last six months 126 mem
bers had become delinquent in payment of
quarterly dues. The club started out with
a membership of 838, so deducting the de
linquents the number in good standing at
present is only 213. Alderman Huber sug
gested that an effort be made to interest
what he termed the "common" people in
the club and recommended that meetings
of the entire membership be held more
frequently. He also suggested that the
membership be kept in closer touch with
the executive committee and what the
latter body was doing for the upbuilding
of the city.
The report of the treasurer showed that
since the organization of the club $4,412.81
had been received and 32.W1.01 expended,
leaving a balance In , the treasury of
$1,831.80. Since July 1 only $140.56 had been
received into the treasury.
The executive committee In answer to
Inquiries from the directors present stated
that It had endeavored to secure a com
missioner in place of Mr. Loomls, resigned,
but had found It extremely difficult to
find a competent and' suitable person.
In the matter of the Council Bluffs, Ta
bor & Southern Electric railroad seeking
an indorsement of the club and assistance
to obtain a franchise into Council Bluffs,
it waa decided to leave It In the hands
of the executive committee with the recom
mendation that the railroad be given any
assistance possible provided it entered the
city by a route which would meet with
the approval of the committee.
SUES THE COUNTY FOR FEES
Case Is One of Considerable recant
nry Importance to Con
stables. Suit was - brought in the district court
yesterday to determine a long disputed
question between the county authorities
and the justice court constables as to the
fees which the latter were entitled to
charge up in criminal canes. L. T. Albert!,
constable In Justice Ouren's court, appears
as plaintiff and Pottawattamie county is
mode defendant. While the amount in
volved in the suit is comparatively small.
the action is ' brought for the purpose of
determining the question at Issue, and by
agreement with Assistant County Attorney
Hecs will be submitted to the court on an
agreed statement of facts.
In the action at bar Constable Alberti
sues for $34.40, being fees taxed up on or
ders issued by the Justice of the peace
against the sheriff of the county "to
produce" a prisoner or defendant awaiting
trial or preliminary hearing. The fee taxed
up for this service is SO cents, with 10 cents
mileage, making In all 40 cents. Since 'the
appointment of J. J. Hess as assistant
county attorney these fees have been blue
penciled and the board of supervisors, act
ing on the recommendation of Mr. Hess,
has refused to allow them.'
An order "to produce" is ' issued every
time a defendant is brought from the
county Jail to the justice's court.
It may happen that during the
preliminary hearing or trial of a person
charged with a criminal offense such an
order may be Issued several times. For in
stance, if the hearing Is held la the morn
ing when time for adjournment for dinner
arrives at noon, the defendant is taken
back to Jail and after dinner is brought
back Into court. . The same may happen
several days In succession if the case is an
important one and a large number of wit
nesses have to be examined. Then the
same order Is issued if the defendant is re
leased on bail or discharged.'
County Attorney Klllpack takes the stand
that the law does not provide for the Is
suing of an order "to produce" directed
against the sheriff and consequently there
is nothing In the statutes authorising the
constable to collect a fee for "serving"
same. The statutes , only provide for an
order against the sheriff "to release" a
prisoner. On behalf of the plaintiff it Is
j contended that an order "to produce" is
, ubstantlally an order "to release," as the
j defendant could not be produced unless he
1 . releaaed from tha
The outcome of the suit Is of considerable
Importance to the constables throughout
the county and will be watched by them
with much Interest.
Federal Conrt Jarors.
These grand and petit juries for the.
United States court term which opens la
this city September U were drawn yes
terday: Grand Jury: C. W. White, Harlan; W.
II McQuestlon, Muscatine; II. Tedford. Mt.
Ayr; John Home. Mt. Avr; George Stude
baker. Mystic: John McGlnnis. Imorone:
John I Crawford, Des Moines; Wallnce
Biewari, Diagonal; ueorg M.
Odell. Pa-
-VV .''i k wn,;r,t:' A K?n"
dlanola; W. A. Dowell, Cumberland: A. D.
Haves, New tendon; Gawrwe R. Ixtgan,
Red Oak: Frank Hogu. Tingley; J. H.
Yllle. Flgourney: Henry Kneh!. Davenport;
Cornelius Murphy, Jr.. Wapello; Robert
Marshall. Atlantic; H. M. Ixng. Bedford;
K, H. Albee, Stockton; L. Reeves. Coifs;
J. 8. Emerson, Peru; A. B. Ham, Mo
ravia; 8. D. Ruggles, Orlnnell; F. Hensley,
Morgan Val'ey; Joseph W. pnwdle. New
Bharon; Wl'llnm R. Cooper. Newton; M.
K. Jones. Denison; F. W. Behafer. Eddv
vllle; Albert Andrews. Exira: Harrv H.
Lyons, O'lthrle Center: Darth Lewis. Flsk;
L. M. Stanley. Corning: Boyd Preston.
jo i Shannon City.
s i Petit Jury: E.
8. Troxel. State Center:
Charles D. Merchant, Boone: George P.
Anthes. Knoxvllle: E. J. Dowell. Magnolia;
E. R. Hutchlns. Des Moines: William Me
Ke, Maasrna: Oeorge J. Gallagher. P'ess
nnt Grove; William Bond. Balem: John
Travis. East Peru: Robert Blaine, Russev;
C. T. DttnmeHd, Mnrshnlltnwn; H. L. Har
vev. Lovan; J. I. Israel. Bonaparte; John
Burro tilths. Clarlnda: J. C. Rawlins. El
liott; W. p. AlMre.1. Corydoni J. F. Burke.
Granaer; A. W. Campbell. Nodaway; M.
W. Keddow. Creston; writs Patrick. Em
erson; Jme Lurfwlc. Knlest: Daniel Mc
Kay, Wapello; WIMiam Boysen. Klmble
tnei: Steel Ken worth v. Van Mntert Peter
Btephany. Manning: N. V. Kuhl. Earllng;
Jesse Bowen. Maxwell; Charles Markua,
Davenport: Isaac Tags-art, Bradvville: J.
A. Coetinham. Aeworth: I', n. Summer,
Dallas: W. H. Funk, Ijieona; R. K. Price,
Dexter; J. N. Oats. Davis Citv; H. O.
peters, Glen wood; T. B. Draper, Red Oak;
W. O. Pavne, Nevada; C. A. Nelmayer.
Creston; Melons Malson, Persia; M R.
Evans, Emerson; A. E. Naas, Huxley; C.
W. Relchert, Kellogg; John J. Beck, Kel
lerton; John Hulllvan, Panama; William
H. Cleaver, Carroll; Richard F. Brown,
Charlton; J. H. Kecord, Qlenwood; James
Armstrong, Af ton.
FEARS OF A FfVER EPIDEMIC
Prompt Measures Most Re Taken to
Remedy Conditions In Flood
IXstrlct.
The stench arising from the stagnant
water In the Hooded districts of the city
Is becoming almost unbearable, and the
health authorities realise that unless some
measures are taken without further delay
the danger of an epidemics of typhoid fever
or other sickness is Imminent.
In the district north of Broadway the
water Is being drained oft but slowly, and
as a large area Is much below grade the
water will remain in the lots until it
finally seeps into the ground. The same
conditions to a great extent prevail In the
district south of Sixteenth avenue known
as Danetown, and the water there, owing
to lack of sufficient drainage, is becoming
coated with a green slime and emitting a
fearful stench.
The Board of Health Is considering the
advisability of securing several hundred
barrels of lime and scattering the con
tents over the flooded areas, with a view
to allaying the stench and the danger of
sickness.
The proposition, however, which the
health authorities have to tackle e a stu
pendous one, and owing to the depleted
condition of the city treasury It is not cer
tain where the funds necessary to take ef
fective measures to alleviate the situation
will be coming from. The Board of Hea'.th,
It was stated yesterday, would meet to
morrow night to take some action In the
matter.
School Opens Tuesday.
The public schools of Council Bluffs will
open Tuesday morning of next week after
a three months' vacation and the opening
will mark the beginning of the new school
year.
On Friday and Saturday of this week
Principal Ensign will be in bis office In
the High school building for the purpose
of meeting any students who may wish to
consult him. Any pupil who was not In
school at the close of the last semester
and who wishes to enter this fall Is re
quested to arrange his or her schedule
this week. Regular students and those
Just promoted from the eighth grade need
not report until Tuesday morning. On
Saturday afternoon at S o'clock the High
school teachers will meet in the principal's
office to arrange final details for opening,
and on Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock
classes will be organized in regular order.
An innovation In the High school this
year will be the midyear or winter com
mencement, when a class of eighteen will
be graduated at the' close of the first
semester, in January.
Extensive improvements and repairs have
been made In the grade school buildings
during the summer vacation and every
thing will bo In readiness to receive the
pupils next Tuesday morning. With the
opening of the new addition at the Pierce
street school the old High school building,
known as the Hill school, will be aban
doned. A Musical Treat.
Mr. F. ' T. Chapman, violinist, and Mrs.
Pauline Miller-Chapman, mezzo soprano,
will appear In concert at the First Presby
terian church Thursday evening, Septem
ber 3, under the auspices of the Ladles'
Aid society. Tickets, 60 cents.
Harrison Connty Court Postponed.
LOG AN, la., Bept. t (Special.) The fall
session of the Harrison county district
court, called to convene at the courthouse
here today, has been postponed. Clerk
Garrison received this morning a telephone
message from Judge Green at Leon, la.,
saying that having had a surgical operation
performed and not) passing It well, he will
be unable to open court, and leaves to
night for St. Joseph, Mo., wljere he will
undergo treatment In a prominent hospital.
Judge Maccy of Council Bluffs will preside
tomorrow, when the session Is convened.
Ditch Meeting at Onawa,
ONAWA, la.. Sept. (Special Tele
gram j A large ditch meeting was held
at the court house today to take steps to
drain Skunk lake Into Silver lake and
thence Into southerly Into Gard or Blue
lakes and thence Into the Missouri river.
R. 8. Fessenden, civil engineer, gave a
history of the route and the levels and a
committee of six was appointed to arrange
for a preliminary survey. Great Interest
Is taken In the scheme as a matter of
drainage.
Horseman Kills Himself.
CRE8TON, la.. Sept. 2. (Special Tele
gram.) A. B. Rown, owner of the gray
running horse K. C of Clarlnda, com
mitted suicide in a saloon here tonight by
shooting himself In the head. His horse
ran in the 4-mlle race today and many
thought he had won the race but the
luda-es rave it to Ida McHenry. Rown had
i iioo bet on his horse and after the race
had trouble In which he threatened to shoot
a man. It Is thought brooding over the
loss of money and trouble caused his act.
Robbers Get Little Booty.
PLAINFIELD. Ia., Sept. 2 (Special Tel
egram.) The postofflce was robbed last
night. Only a small amount of cash and
stamps was secured.
FIRE RECORD.
Flro mt Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 3. Fire In the five
story building at 204 to 203 Walnut street
today caused a loss of $145,000. It started
I from spontaneous combustion. Among the
losses were the J. C. MeCullouch Seed com
pany and Selbery & Co., $80,000. There were
several explosions of chemicals and many
narrow escapes. Several persons were In
jured. I
Today Ayer's
Sarsaparilla day.
Take other kinds
tomorrow, tztvzz
CONTEST OVER NOMINATION
Dickimon Delegates Keep Out of Conten
tion and Emmet Namei a Man.
QUEER TURN IN BUTLER BREMER DISTRICT
Receiver Is Asked for northwest
ern Life and Savings. Company
and Transfer of Business
Objected To.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Sept. 2. (Special.) B. F.
Robinson of Emmet county appeared be
fore the secretary of state early this
morning and filed his nomination papers
as the republican nominee for representa
tive in the Emmet-Dlcklnson district. The
papers were in regular form and the name
will go on the ballot. Mr. Robinson's haste
was due to the fact that there was a seri
ous disagreement in the convention, or in
the district. The two counties comprising
the district have an equal number of votes
In the convention. When the convention
met yesterday afternoon at Esthervllle two
of the Dickinson county delegates were
absent and the delegation refused to pre
sent credentials to the committee or to
take part beyond the temporary organiza
tion. The Emmet county men proceeded
to nominate Robinson. The Dickinson
county delegates who were present after
wards met and nominated Dr. G. A. Fuller
of their county for the same office. The
Robinson men make a show of regularity
and assert that they had given the Dick
inson county delegation assurance there
would be no advantage taken of them be
cause of the absence of part of the dele
gation. It is expected that the name of
Fuller will go on the ticket by petition
end It will be a three-cornered fight. The
republicans have a sufllclent number to
elect even thought divided badly.
An unusual thing happened In the sen
atorial convention at Clarksvllle yester
day. The district Is composed of Bremer,
with ten votes, and Butler, with thirteen
votes. E. W. Soesbe of Butler had selected
his own delegation to the convention and
was assured of success. But In the con
vention two of his delegates voted for O.
N. Larkln, the Bremer county candidate,
and the latter was selected as the nomi
nee. The attack was made on the personal
character of Soesbe, and It Is alleged his
delegates went back on him because of
this fact.
Lavrsnlt Over Child.
Attorneys and interested persons returned
today from Sac City, where there was a
preliminary hearing before Judge Powers
In regard to the disposal of the child of
Miss Richardson of Calhoun county, which
was In possession of the manager of a ma
ternity hospital In Des Moines. The child
had been adopted by Mrs. Fred West and
Miss Richardson was to have paid her
$200. She did not pay all of It, but Miss
Richardson's grandparents found out the
facts and secured possession of the child.
Then Mrs. West got It back again under a
writ of habeas corpus. Yesterday Judge
powers gave the child Into the keeping of
Miss Richardson's grandmother. The cane
will probably be settled and the child left
with its grandmother. The suit Is one
prosecuted by the Humane society here
and has been attracting attention In sev
eral counties for several weeks.
Aslc for Receiver.
A petition was filed today In a suit ask
ing a receiver for the Northwestern Life
and Savings company of this city and a
writ of mandamus to prevent the consum
mation of the sale of the company to the
Northwestern National Life of Minneapolis.
The suit is filed by E. H. O'Conner, Jere
miah Stoner, and about a dozen others, and
the allegations follow the general line of
the suits which have previously been com
menced against this and similar companies
doing a business as Insurance companies
and issuing investment certificates without
t.iedlcal examination. The plaintiffs ask
that the accounts be returned from Minne
apolis If they have been sont there arid
that an injunction Issue to prevent the
final transfer of the property and that In
the meantime a receiver shall have charge
of the affairs of the company. The check
ing over of the securities in the office of
auditor of state was completed this morn
ing and It was expected that the sale woull
be completed very soon. The company la
the last of the companies operating under
the Iowa Jaw and doing this class of busi
ness, and the sale was brought about by
an order shutting It out of Minnesota.
Collateral Inheritance Taxes.
There Is a good prospect that the pres
ent month will break all records in the
matter of the collection of collateral In
heritance taxes. Yesterday over $5,00) was
received at the state treasurer's office in
small amounts from various counties. To
day the second largest single payment was
made. This was a draft for $12,965.43 on
account of the estate of the late John B.
j Phelps of Davenport, who died three years
ago. He left an estate, chiefly in corpora
tion stocks, which netted over $500,000. one
half of which went to the widow and the
remainder to collateral heirs. He left a
bequest of $1,000 to the Academy of Science.
The only other single collection as large as
this one was early in the life of the law
and a good part of that had to be paid
back again. The $12,000 is not all that will
be collected on this estate.
New Iowa Corporations.
The articles of incorporation were filed
today with the secretary of state of the
following: Portsmouth Telephone com
pany of Portsmouth, Shelby county; capi
tal, $10,000; George Bailey, president; M. A.
Sorensen, secretary. Dallas Land and Loan
company. Perry; capital, $21,000; . A. M.
Hull, president; W. A. Rail, secretary. In
terstate Supply company, Sioux City; capi
tal, $25,000; by R. B. Brown, J. G. Boyd and
others. The Waterloo Casket company; In
creased capital from $50,000 to $73,000.
Exposition Managers Meet.
The Iowa commission on the St. Louis
exposition met today. The matter of re
arranging the finances was considered and
some of the departments that have not been
as well provided for as they should be
were given more money for their use. Re
ports were received from different depart
ments. The women's auxiliary committee
appeared before the commission for the
first time and announced organization with
Mrs. W. II. Bailey of this city as president,
Mrs. Henry J. Hove of Marshalltown as
vice president and Mrs. Horace E. Deemer
of Red Oak as secretary.
The exposition commission msde a re
duction in most of the various appropria
tions for the Iowa exhibit by departments,
except in mining, which was increased
$1,000, but all changes were made with the
understanding that more money will be
secured from the contingent fund. It was
also decided that the applicants for place,
either under the state or national-commission,
from Iowa, should show proficiency
In matters relating to the state and must
pass an examination before they ran be
recommended.
Eaen Cannty Has Candidate.
SIBLEY. Ia., Bept. t (Special Telegram )
In the Dickinson-Ernest legislative dls-
trlct of Iowa the Dickinson county repub
licans are running Dr. Fuller of Mllford
and the Ernst county republicans are run
ning the present representative, B. F. Rob
inson of Armstrong. Each county has more
republicans than the two together have
democrats.
SMOOTH SWINDLER ARRESTED
Iowa Man W ho Cleverly Dosed Many
People Is Now In
Cnstody.
MARSHALLTOWN, Ia Sept. 1 (Spe
cial.) The arrest of F. E. Meyers, alias
MarsoD, alias Malson, at Muscatine, on
request of the Marshall county officers,
caused a distinct sensation here.
Marson is one of the smoothest confi
dence men In the United States, and has
a record of two terms in the penitentiary
and numerous encounters with county
jails. He poses as a singing evangelist and
promoter of glgantlo manufacturing en
terprises, the nephew of Millionaire Mc
Cormack's widow, owner of plantations In
the south, and various other roles have
been successfully enacted by him In Iowa
and Minnesota, and possibly in other
states.
Early In February of this year Marson,
who gave his name then as Malson, came
to Marshalltown and proposed to start
the Semlnola Manufacturing company, a
big concern which was owned principally
by the wealthy widow McCormack, and
who desired to extend the business largely,
selecting a town outside of Chicago be
cause of the labor situation being more
satisfactory.
Then Marson began to advertise for help,
opening up a temporary office and receiv
ing applications by the score. Each ap
plicant was required to pay a sum rang-,
lng from $2 to $15 to pay the expenses of
recording, etc., and were to be given good
positions as clerks, foremen and fore
women In the glgantlo establishment he
was about to erect.
He rented houses for his head men, who
were to come from Chicago to reside here,
and was negotiating for a site on which
to erect his factory.
In the meantime he got busy with the
religious end of his work and became a
prime favorite In church circles. He was
a beautiful singer, and delighted his
audiences with his solos. It was his cus
tom to preface his solos with some touch
ing Incident of his work In the south and
in Europe, where he claimed to have met
Mrs. Maybrlck, whose pitiful case led him
to write an inspiring song, which Malson
would sing with fine effect.
With a local preacher from Marshall
town Malson made several trips from
Marshalltown, doing work among the
churches. At Green Mountain he com
ducted two services, where his stories and
singing brought tears to nearly everyone
in his audience, and where they raised a
purse for him.
Malson said he had no use for the money,
but would give it to a man In Marshall
town who was dying of consumption.
When Marson had been here a month and
there were no developments concerning tbe
arrival of Mrs. McCormack, whom Mar
son declared had been taken 111, the people
began to suspect something wrong.
One day T. A. Wall, who was formerly
a guard at the state penitentiary, met
Marson on the street and recognized him.
Marson acknowledged his identity, but said
he was living an honest lite and was trav
eling for an advertising firm in St. Paul.
Wall, who was In the city only tempo
rarily, thought uo more of the matter un
til later, when Marson disappeared and
the facts about his career came out.
Marson or Malson has been heard from
Indirectly several times since he left Mar
shalltown last, spring, always working a
similar' graft. ..Recently he went to Mus
catine, and after getting in the good graces
of the church .'oik he launched the Im
perial company, and, when arrested, eigh
teen young ' men vera waiting their turn
in his palatial office to pay over their $15
application fee and receive Instructions,
etc., on the same old plan.
In the meantime the people of the Con
gregational church were arranging for a
big reception in Marson's honor, but his
arrest will probably make it necessary to
postpone that function.
Marson will be brought to this city,
where he will be taken before the grand
Jury, which Is now In session.
MRS. M0L1NEUX GEfsDIVORCE
Everything Connected with the Case
Carefnlly Kept from tbe
Pnblle.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Sept. 2-(Speclal
Telegram.) It has been discovered that
Mrs. Roland B. Mollneux has permanently
departed from Sioux Falls, and may al
ready have reached New York. The
divorce decree Is supposed to have been
granted in some interior county. The testi
mony In her case is said to have been
taken last July before a referee at Castle
wood, Hamlin county, and the decree was
granted a few days ago, presumably by
Judge Whiting of DeSmet. Nothing fur
ther can be learned In regard to the case,
the papers evidently having been carefully
suppressed.
stampede to Bald Mountain.
BASIN CITY, Wyo., Bept. I. (Special.)
There Is great excitement here and
throughout the northern part of the state
as a result of recent discoveries In the
vicinity of Bald mountain. Many years ago
there was a gold excitement at Bald moun
tain, but the bottom dropped out of the
boom, for It was found that the yellow
metal did not exist In paying quinltles.
Captain Jack Hllliard, Emmett Mann, Ben
rummee and other early prospectors never
lost faith In the field and have kept on
prospecting all of these years. Recently
they were rewarded by the discovery of a
rich formation of quarts ore of blanket
nature near the north end of the mountain.
Millions of tons of the ore are In sight, and
assays show that it will run anywhere
from $4 to 11,100 In gold to the ton. The
deposits are practically Inexhaustible.
Many claims have been staked and a large
number of men are enroute to the new El
Dorado.
Fights to Attend Church.
GRAND ENCAMPMENT, Wyo.. Sept. t'
(Special.) At Battle Lake Sunday there
waa a free-for-all fight at one of the
saloons. Rev. John H. Murray had Invited
the bartender to attend church and the
mixer of drinks had accepted the Invitation,
but when he wanted to close up the saloon
tho loungers about the place objected. The
bartender threw them out one at a time,
but not without a number of hard fights.
The bartender went to church and was
followed by a number of the saloon loung
ers. They attended the services and all
complimented the preacher on the sermon
at Its conclusion.
Fat Blame an Engineer.
LARAMIE, Wyo.. Sept. 1 (Special.)
Engineer Sweeney, who was blown up by
the explosion of the boiler of locomotive
No. 11, near Borte last July, was dis
charged yesterday. It Is understood that
the company's reason for discharging
Bweeney waa that he burned his engine, the
lack of water causing the explosion.
Mill la Closes! Down.
COT.ORAr0, SPRING. Colo., Sept. 1
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